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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-10

THROUGH ALL THE PRINCIPAL STREETS,
The fire plugs are so numerous, and the
pressure so great, that fire departments
have been entirely superseded; every tax
payer Is able to take care of his own prop
erty, and conhagrations like those of the
early days are rendered impossible. This
water, great convenience, excellent for
domestic use, sufficient for all manufacture
ing purposes, is sold at very small figure.
The AmadOr Canal Company, whose
headquarters are in Sutter Creek, is one of
the finest ditch properties in the State
sufficient for all present purposes, and
capable of enlargement to equal a demand
many times as great. The length of the
main canal which heads on the North
Fork of the Mokelumne. and taps the cele-
brated Blue Lakes, is 45 miles in length.
In size it is six and half feet at the bot
tom, nine on the top, and three and a half
feet in depth, and the water pure, clear,
wholesome,
FREE FROM DEBRIS
Or deleterious matter. The grade Of the
main canal is eight feet to the mile and the
velocity about two and a half miles per
hour. The distribution bitches aggregate
its branches reaches nearly every portion
of the county where water is likely to be
needed for mining, milling, manufacturing
or agricultural purposes, including in their
course Clinton, Inchtown, Sutter Creek,
Amador City, Jackson, Butte City, Ranch
eria, New Chicago, Drytown and lone.
The elevation Of the canal at its head is
some 1000 feet, which leaves it sufficient
hight at all points along the line to
DRIVE THE HEAVIEST MACHINERY
With a minimum of water The storage
capacity is S,0G0,000000 gallons and the
property has cost nearly 81, 100000 The
Sacramento people are talking of piping
this water to the Capital City, and if it is
done the "City of the Plains will have a
"boom" such as Los Angeles never had,
and sudden 'boost' that will at once
place her foremost in the rank of manu-
featuring cities on the Pacific coast Sac
ramento wants a boom" She can have it
by reaching out and asking Amador for it.
Amador county holds the keystone to
Sacramento's future prosperity, and some
of the most enterprising of her citizens be-
gin to realize that fact The President of
the company is J. S. Emery, an Oakland
capitalist, and the General Superintendent
is ii. III. Towns, a resident of Sutter Creek,
who has done much towards the develop
ment of Amador county, and who is always
in the lead of every enterprise for the
general good. This property has been
managed with the wisdom of many years
experience, has no extraordinary expenses,
and the proprietors do not demand extra
ordinary profits. l.,
THE MOTHER lode.
To the geologist and mining explorer
Amador county offers the most interesting
field of research to be found in the State,
containing as it does within its limits the
most extensive quartz deposits to be found
on the western slope of the Sierras. The
great Mother Lode passes entirely across
the county from north to south. Upon
this vein, from which millions have been
extracted and billions vet remain to reward
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ground, supposed 10 lave been detached
from the vein Gold Was discovered in
some of these and subseque ntly in the vein
from which they had been detached.
Associated with Davidson were Glover,
Herbert and Cool, all minister hence the
mine was known as the
MINISTER'S CLAIM
They afterwards took in as u partner
Samuel Hill, who was to furnish the funds
necessary to develop the mine. About the
same time, Thomas and James Hickey To-
Gated the vein on the north side Of the
creek, since known as the Original Anador.
None of these men had ever seen quartz
mining, and although they could see the
shining metal in the quartz, they were at
a loss how to extract it, Mr.. Hill, of the
Spring Hill company, went to Sacramento
and bought steam-engine, aged and an
cient i'll style. The main shaft was of
wood, with bearings of round bar-iron two
inches in diameter, which were driven in
with hammer, the end of the log being
banded with iron. The cams were large
spikes of bar iron driven into the shaft
and afterwards bent. The stamps had
wooden stems, and spikes driven into the
stems for tappets or projections, against
which the cams should play to raise the
stamps. The gold was saved, or rather
lost, by means of rocker about eight feet
long, worked by the same power as the
stamps. This mill proved failure, and
was soon rebuilt with improvements sug-
gested by experience.
THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL MILL.
The mill on the north side was started
in September, 1851, with somewhat better
machinery. 1t made dividends as well as
wages for its owners, who were all workers.
Quicksilver was tried, but from some cause
failed to give satisfactory results. 1t was
also discovered that much of the gold was
lost, being too fine to settle in the ordinary
RIFLES. While experiments were being
made TO remedy the matter, German,
who had had experience in mining in
Peru, proposed to amalgamate with aras-
tras. With his assistance, the company
took out about seventy-five ounces a week,
the German receiving one-thirteenth part
for his share. 1t was the first successful
quartz mining in the county, and, so far as
that is concerned, in California.
The discovery of gold-bearing quartz,
and its successful working, aroused the en-
tire country. All were looking forward to
the time when the gulches and surface
claims would be exhausted, and there were
numbers of men who thought this was the
case as early as 1852
EXCELLENT WATER FACILITIES.
Amador county is perhaps the best
watered county in the State. Her canals,
filled with clear, pure waters, from never
failing supply obtained in the snowy
nights of the Sierras, are found on every
mountain top. They girdle the hillsides,
render productive the rich fruit lands and
turn the wheels of all the mills in the
country; have superseded almost entirely
steam engines, and furnish motive power
at a minimum of cost. The towns of Sut-
ter Creek and Amador City have water
works second to no cities upon the coast.
They are owned by X. c.. Downs. The
mains are laid
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WEAK AND TIRED WOMEN.
A Constant Study of a Noted Woman

A Constant Study of a Noted Woman's
Life,
The great minds of the world of TODAY
have been developed IN the temperate zone.
In olden times great minds were developed
in warmer climes, because in primitive
civilization living in colder climates was
impracticable. Mrs. Lydia f. Pinkham, a
woman of great talents and remarkable
mind, for years made the diseases and
and as result OF Il was the famous "Vege-
sable Compound" Her knowledge eoualea
that of any first-elass physician and, there
fore, the remedy can be taken with perfect
confidence. TIE subjects of treatmene are
so delicate that it is hard to be understood
without trespassing go the grounds OF what
may seem improper language. Yet it is
well known. fact aESang husbands sad faith
ers at least, that Rot one woman IA ten is
free FROM. pain and troubles. therefore,
there is no good reason why sAey should
not have the means placed bsSore them of
saving themselves the greater part. if not
all Of the periodic and other suffering The
medicine Is not an abortion remedy, but is
exclusively for goo6 purposes and will aid
andi strengthen every woman who takes it
IN good Faith. 1t will make many blue
Gay bright and chesrful.
Ragley -" What's the matter, Pom
sonbyrf Ponsonby-" Got bad cold in
my head 1t surprises me-" Bagley-
I'ou mean it exasperates you" Pom
so'lby -" No surprises. | wonder it
! didn't go to my lungs. They say a cold
always goes to the weakest part" Bag
ley-"S So it does. Yet YOU are surprised
that it went to your head"
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Voorhies, Sutter Creek, at cost to The
company OF $50 per ton.
The mill is run by water-power, and
contains, at present, twenty stamps, al
though ten additional stamps have been
contracted for, to be put in place at once.
The stamps weigh $50 pounds each, have
Il drop of from six to seven inches, ninety
times per minute, and crush two and half
tons in twenty-four hours. The batteries
are low discharge with Ne. I slot screens ;
the aprons and sluice plate are silver
plated, the former being 24 feet by 4S
inches, and the latter being . inches wide
by total length of l2S feet. The amount
of water, per twenty-four hours, used in
the mill is 20 inches, with pressure of
325 feet. Developments and improvements
during the year, from January 1st to Au-
gust lst, consist of upraise from 5O0lfoot
level to the surface, a drift of 200 feet on
700-foot level and several back drifts. new
retort-house expended $1,000 on hosting
works and under course of erection an
addition of ten stamps.
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each battery of - feet. The recovery u
the gold is by amalgamation in the bet
teries and collection ON the outside plaies.
There are no essays made OF the taiEags,
consequently it is impossible to sta.s, the
exact amount of recovery, but the awner
gives it as about so per cent. in sAe, bat
terieS and about 10 per cent. on 3ae out
side plates. The sulphurets, iro.a pyrites,
having an assay value of $50 pa. ton, are
saved by concentration in tla9. English
buddle, and are treated by the ealorination
process at sas reduction wox,ss Of Barney
& Noorhies, Sutter Greek. st a. cost per
ton to the owner of $50.
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from the upper levels. No ssoping has
been done in the bottom, the ore there
being reserved for future use. The entire
plant, including mills, shops, etc. Is in per-
feet running order. Level No. 6 1,500
feet has been opened one-quarter of its
length, and promises to be the best "a the
mine. Large masses of iow-grade rock
have been uncovered between the 500 Snd
900 levels, and new orr body is now
being worked on the 500 IT'S full size IS
unknown, but appearances indicate an eS-
tensive deposit.
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ALL THE COMFORTS OF LIFE

In climate that is unequaled in salubrity,
and upon soil that yields the richest and
most varied rewards to the toll of the hus-
bandman. Our laws are more liberal than
those of the older States. They are par
ticularly favorable to poor men. There is
no Imprisonment for debt, and the unfortu-
nate debtor and his family are protected
from merciless creditors by our liberal
homestead and exemption laws The State
provides literally for the education of all
its children the State University and its
public schools, from the lowest TO the high
est, are literally endowed, equal to the
best in the world, and open freely to the
children of the poorest citizen. Every
county receives its pro rata of the State
school fund, and wherever there are in a
district sufficient children to form school,
the parents are entitled to demand, as a
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SUFFER- CREEK.
A Gem Among the Foothills-An Indus
trious and Refined Community.


trious and Refined Community.
One of the most noted mining towns in
California is Sutter Creek, which lies four
miles north of Jackson, the county seat.
1t is said by all who have visited it, to be
the prettiest town in all the Sierra foot
hill region. The buildings on the main
street, in the business portion of the town,
are substantial brick structures; the streets
are grayeled and well kept; the residences
are numerous, of neat architectural design /;
the grounds handsomely kept, and the en-
tire appearance of the place is Indicative
of the thrift and good taste of its enter
prising inhabitants. No person has ever
visited this model town who has not gone
away
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QUARTZ MINING.

Sutter Creek the Scene of its First De-
velOpmcnt.
The intelligent men, and there were
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Total product for nine months, 1ss6 Sill, ,547 l3
Operating expenses for same season.. 1873 l45 90
Profit. S254 i02 IS
Cash on hand January l, lSS6........... 43,OSl 45
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SOUTH SPRING HILL.

This property is t9e miles northwes: Of
the town Of Suttes Creek, and one aud
half miles southeast OF Amador, in the
Amador Mining District, and has an alti.
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THE STEWART MINE.
ter Greek Mining District, tc


At Sutter Greek Mining District; town of
Sutter Creek, Amador county, is Of peculiar
interest. This vein, lead or deposit, is
simply large conglomerate of slow-grade
material, consisting of punches and stringers
of quartz intermixed with decomposed
granite, slate, black gouge, and clay All
of this material, or stuff, as the owner
terms it, on account Of the imposibility of
separating the good from the worthless, is
passed through the mill Sometimes
lunches are found in the mass that are
quite rich, yet great portion of the de-
posit seems to contain but very little gold
There are no regular walls, nor aHv de-
cided pitch to the formation. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY thrown out, and to the east, from
the chimney of ore composing the Lincoln
and Mahoney mines. An ASSAY has never
been made of the material, therefore there
is no means Of getting an average valua-
tion. The owners answer to the question
as to yield, was characteristic and sensible
" put through the mill large quantities Of
the stuff daily, and the cleanup, over and
above expenses, is quite satisfactory" The
claim is 400 feet long by $50 feet wide, with
an average width Of vein matter of fifty
feet. The southeast end of the claim, 100
feet in length and - feet wide, is excav-
ated to depth of so feet The excavating
is still continued, and the whole mass
passed through the mill. The mill. con-
tanning 40 stamps of $50 pounds each,
with finch dsop of 81 times per minute.
and crushing y tons to the stamp in "A
hours, is run by water power. The bat
teries are low discharge with No. slot
screens, and the sluice plates, with an in
clination of three-quarters cf an inch to
the foot, are Is inches wide by length for
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DELIGHTED WITH HIS soJo1yRy

And sounding the praises of her citizens,
who are noted for their hospitality; their
superior entertaining qualities; their de-
votion to their home and its surroundings
their loyalty to their section, and their love
for the many beauties which nature has so
literally bestowed upon them. A soil upon
which all the fruits and cereals of the tenn
perate zone and semi-tropics here grow
with prolificacy, and produce abundant
crops Of perfectly matured fruits. In some
of the yards inside the town limits are the
finest cherry orchards to be found in the
State. r. c. Downs has some twenty or
more cherry trees, from three to five feet in
circumference and from twenty five to forty
feet in hight, that bear tons of fruit-large,
luscious, and such as cannot be grown ex-
cept on this
RICH FooTHILL SOIL,
This fruit laid down in the Eastern mar
ket in the same condition as plucked at
Sutter Creek, would bring $500 for each
tree. Orange trees grow to immense size
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the lands they lease and cultivate, may
here readily become landed proprietors,
and in the course of a few years surround
themselves and families with
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9 P. M. Edition for
Northern California
and Southern Oregon.
The latest Evening Edi-
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The "RECoRD-UNIoN"
is the only paper on tine
coast, outside of San Fran
cisco, batreceives full Asso-
eiated Press Dispatches from
ali parts of the world.
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Seemingly Eradicated

With repeated and powerful doses of quiz
nine, chills and fever, in some one of its
various forms, springs into active existence
again, often without the slightest apparent
provocation. To extinguish the smolder-
ing embers f>this obstinate and recondite
malady, no less than to subdue it when it
RACES fiercely in the system, Hostetter's s
Stomach Bitters is all sufficient When
every resource of the pharmacopnia has
been exhausted against it in vain, the Bit
ters conquer twill remove every linger-
ing vestige of it. Nay, more, the Bitters
will protect those brought within the infiu-
ence of the atmospheric poison that begets
malarial disease, from its attacks. Disor-
ders of the stomach, liver and bowels are
among the complaints to be apprehended
from the use OF miasma-tainted wateS.
These are both cured and prevented By the
Bitters. Rheumatism, constipation and
renal complaints yield to its action.
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sorry that the gentlemen of the Toronto
Corporation have broken their contract, as
Lord Lansdowne broke his, and have re-
fused Us the hospitality of st. Andrews s
Hall. There is one hall, thank God, from
which they cannot shut us out-this open
vault OF Heaven, which the Great Archi-
tect of the Universe has built, and we have
tale to tell which we need not be afraid
nor ashamed to tell in the free air Of
Heaven and in the open light of day. One
thing is now, | think, certain, and
that is that the Canadians demand an an
swer to the specific and terrible accusations
we have made against him. An answer
there must be, or Lord Lansdowne stands
condemned an answer very different from
the vague platitudes with which he fills his
letter In the Toronto papers to-day.
[Groans.l | think nobody realizes more
keenly than Lord Lansdowne to-day that
the trothy declarations of the orators at
Saturdays meeting is not an answer which
will save Lord Lansdowne from the con-
demnation OF enlightened and liberty-loy-
ing men,"
THE POLICE SIDE WITH THE RIOTERS.
This seemed to anger the 0rangemen,
who knocked down one or two of the
Nationalists with blows of their clubs
The NationaliSts in return used their fists
very effectively. Police Inspector Archi-
bald and Deputy Chief Staurt, who were in
company with Col. Grossell Smiley, used
no effort at all to drive off the rowdies,
who pressed with might and main to reach
the front of the platform, but in vain.
With the exception of couple of charges
by single policeman on horseback, no at
tempt was made to intefere with the rioters
The Orangemen set up two stump speakers
to talk at the same time as Mr. OBrien
They roared themselves hoarse, amid
frantic cheers and yells of the coetrie.
Comparative quiet having been secured
Mr.. O'Brier continued TO speak at great
length, his remarks being both argumenta-
tive, bold aud eloquent
AT the close of speaking the resolution
was passed amid an outburst of cheering
from thousands and groans of dissent from
groups of Orangemen:
Resolred, That this meeting of citizens of To
ronto warmly sympathize with the mission of
William O'Brien, NJ p, in Canada, and take
this. opportunity OF entering a hearty protest
against the unjust and cruel treatment of the
tenants at Luggacurran by Loru Lansdowne.
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THE WATER WAR.
Condition of Affairs in Tulare-The Irri-
gators in Earnest.

TRAvER (Tulare county,, May 16th-The
Superintendent, Mr.. Peacock, who went up
Saturday to close the headgates of the Sew
dnty-six Ditch Company, returned yester-
day, perfectly willing to let the water run.
He was met some 200 yards from the head
gates and tod he was near enough. There
were about fifty well-armed masked men
backing this command, and it was utterly
impossible to tell who single one of them
was, and not knowing who he was dealing
with he thought perhaps it was better to let
them have their way He attempted to
read an order or something of the kind to
them, but they told him TO put it up. They
did not want to hear it. Where the Sew
enty-six Canal has its source is where the
river is divided into three channels.
All persons passing over the road leading
to the bridge are peremptorily ordered to
halt before coming near the bridge and
their business inquired into. Their answer
being satisfactory they are courteously
ordered to proceed, with injunctions not to
molest the head-gates.
No disposition to violence is noticeable
on the part of the sentries, who are seen
patroling the approaches to the bridge.
A reliable party who was up at the head
gates day or so ago say that since the
head-gates Of the Seventy-slx Canal have
been raised thevolume OF water does not
appear in any degree diminished. The re-
cent warm weather has increased the vol
ume of water in the river, which has its
source in the snow-covered mountainrange
east of this place
WATER FLOWING FREELY.
TRAvER, May 17th.-Water flowed freely
on the streets of Traver yesterday caused
by break in the levee of the Seventy-six
Canal The citizens and farmers are iub;
liant in consequence.
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Transeon,inental Agreement.

CHICAGO, May 18th The official trans
continental railroads held injecting to-day
for the purpose of agreeing upon tariff
schedule. The unanimous vote has been
recorded in favor of the contemplated
transcontinenial association. and now
nothing remains but TO adopt a uniform
system of charges. This includes both
freight and passenger rates, and absolutely
abolishes any future indiscriminate cutting
of rates over Western roads, The agree
ment provides that one company cannot
make reduction unless the rest do like
wise
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SAN JOSE, May 17th-The next fair OF
the Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society
is to be held from August 18th to the Goth,
inclusive, the Society having so decided
to-day.
The fight between the San Jose Gas Com
pany and the Brush Electric Light Com
pany is waxing warm.
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HELPING REPUBLICANS.
That is What Democrats Believe Henry
George is Doing.

New YORK, May 17th-A Tammany
man of unusual prominence said yesterday
regarding Henry Georges free trade lean
ings If Georges sentiments are to be
pushed it will simply hand over the city
and State and possibly the next Presidency
to the Republicans. The great body of in
telligent workingmen this year don't want
free trade. The man or party that advo-
Gates it-especially now when there is so
much discomfort among the industrial
classes-will simply commit political sui
eide. The leaders of the County Democ-
racy are emphatic in the utterance of like
convictions, one of them even going so far
as to say that he has begun to suspect that
George is working for the Republicans,
while he appears to be assailing the Repub-
lican principle of protection TO American
home industries"
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BLAINE OR ALLISON.
The PIumed Knight Solid With PennsyI-
vania Republicans.

New YORK, May 17th.-M. P. Handy,
editor of the Philadelphia Ne,cs, personal
friend of Blaine, perhaps knows as much
about the future programme of the Maine
statesman as any one in the Republican
party. He says; My State is unquestion-
ably for Blaine. No other names are men
toned but that Of Sherman and Allison.
Blaine can have the delegation solid if be
chooses. He is not anxious to be candi-
date, and is paying very little attention to
all the talk about his running again in
1888. He will not accept the nomination
unless ii comes with practical unanimity.
If he is nominated he will be elected. Sem
ator Allison, after Blaine, would make a
good run and carry the country"